Jeremy Clarkson ZAZ 968 Even better than Maybach S12E06 Top Gear

This car has similarity with Fiat. It is small, very funny and one of the most peculiar. You want to smile when you see this car. Because of its very modest size and practically no trunk, the car, although with excellent maneuverability, was not quite suitable for rural residents. Another advantage of the car was its simplicity of design and phenomenal maintainability. Even the windshield was unified with the rear, they were of the same shape and size. The maximum speed of 100 km / h, but few people accelerated to this ... And what if it breaks?

[@terryah2136]

The Zappo is rear engined, so it's exactly the same as a Porsche 911. Can't argue with that

[@user-ix8ph7pd3i]

Change my mind

[@NeurodivergentSuperiority]

And it looks better than any 911!

[@lightsaberlordp373]

@@NeurodivergentSuperiority Nope Porsche 911 is much better cars because western cars have more reliability

[@NeurodivergentSuperiority]

@@lightsaberlordp373 I said it _looks_ better, not that it _is_ better

[@lightsaberlordp373]

@@NeurodivergentSuperiority I know mate, I understand it well but luckily for you I don't speak Ukrainian

[@jaysonklein6018]

I love it when Clarkson says "The ZZZZGGGGGZZZZ 968!"

[@alistairwalker2850]

@Милош Ђошић It’s meant to be a joke as to how Russian/Soviet car company names sound in English. Lots of Zs.

[@lightsaberlordp373]

@Милош Ђошић It's full name is the Zaphorozets ZAZ 968, built in Ukraine during the cold war period

[@rexrackley1154]

Legit watch that exact line from time to time if I’m feeling down. Cheers me right up 🤣

[@miljororforsprakpartiet290]

Hhmahhaha I'm dying of laughter

[@miljororforsprakpartiet290]

It's probably Zaz but still sillily silly hahaha

[@mariusberger3297]

back in the 80s everyone in the GDR made fun of this car because if you weren't careful the petrol powered heater could cause the car to burst into flames. Imagine building a car that even Trabant drivers look down at. That being said I like it for being so interesting and quirky

[@quas392]

There was a similar thing with the Volkswagen Beetle, you could buy a petrol heater that runs off feed from the fuel tank. It also did like to blow up.

[@mowtow90]

My family has an interesting story about this car. My uncle used to be a pilot in the 90ties , he had a good car and this thing (his student times car- early 80ties). He used it to go to the air port and left it there for weeks while he was abroad and nobody touched it. He stated that if he went with his usuall car - it would of been stolen a couple of hours after he left it but this thing... His wife despised that car with passion because of the hole. Every time it went over a puddle , water would splash her over it. So in an attempt to get rid of it , she drove to a gypsy geto and left it there. 2 days later my uncle went looking for it and it was still there , nobody wanted it...

[@PrekiFromPoland]

I took a short ride in one of these today and no Trabant comes close, not even the one with VW engine. But that petrol heater thing sounds really dangerous tho.

[@conradsz]

Im from Poland, my grandparents had one in the mid to late eightees and then sold it to.my parents in the early nineties. The petrol powered heating mechanism was fitted in the baggage compartment (in the front of the car). Our luggage once caught on fire while we were in the cat. Luckily my dad smelled something burning and quickly pulled over.

[@dragospahontu]

@@quas392 the Russian army vehicles also used those heaters. They're very good when they work.

[@u.v.s.5583]

ZAZ 968 Z3. That's the version with a built-in 0.3l engine that sometimes almost starts.

[@goranj1]

Probably sometimes almost maybe starts:)))) A neighbor of mine had one from '82 or '83 as I recall...did make a huge racket when started (after several attempts) but it almost didn't go anywhere ever - the most amusing but useless thing on the street:))))))))))))))

[@miljororforsprakpartiet290]

SAS 968 2.0. The one with a hand winded supercharger.

[@lightsaberlordp373]

@@miljororforsprakpartiet290 You know Vladimir Putin had a ZAZ 968

[@feyenoordrotterdam2589]

0:07 lol the "zegezas 968"

[@davidlandon6947]

💀

[@halopro8958]

I so wanted to hear Jeremy attempt to pronounce ‘Zaporozhets’ and consequently trip over his own tongue.

[@FastNBulbous]

This is still my all time favorite segment they ever did (aside from the specials, obviously).

[@lightsaberlordp373]

Its a shame I can't speak Ukrainian!!! 😂🇺🇦

[@mirisch64]

Даже в Майбахе такого нет!

[@georgecollins2412]

There was a Porsche in the 1990’s called the “968”

[@lightsaberlordp373]

Yes there was, that's correct!!! The Porsche 968 is a two door turbocharged sports car with the iconic "VW Beetle in disguise" design which is very unique!!

[@londonfinancial]

engine in front though

[@gamesambience]

1:34 most funny moment :D

[@alexalex-xr7cr]

no

[@amoledzeppelin]

My grandfather (when he was still alive and I was a small child) had a white ZAZ 968M (M standing for "modernized"). Nice car for that time, although very noisy.

[@sevvvich8118]

I wish they will take a look on motorcycles. I have Voshod 3M, he is alive. Kinda hard to drive

[@darkonojic7494]

@@sevvvich8118 My father owned one. Blue.

[@londonfinancial]

man.... nice car for that time was Mercedes W123 for example. or VW Golf. or even VW Beetle. but I get it , it was kind of fun , quirky and.. original. a sign of time.. in certain parts of Europe. my neighbour friend's father had one too I remember, people were joking about this car even when it was still in production.

[@BlackAce-zr2ms]

The Zzzzzzzuuuggggguuuzzzzzzzz 968!

[@lightsaberlordp373]

I can't speak Ukrainian 😂🇺🇦

[@maia9056]

This is actually such a funny bit. I swear I’d watched every episode of Top Gear but I’ve literally never watched that bit before. Then getting stuck in the car was so funny.

[@soydechileyque]

JEREMY IS A GENIUS. NOBODY ELSE MAKE ME LAUGH UNTIL TO VOMIT. I MISS YOU IN TOP GEAR. YOU'RE THE BEST.

[@zinddy]

We still havee grand tour luckly

[@firstescobar6863]

Isn't that one of the Boss Lemon cars from Cars 2? Along with the Hugo.

[@laberdude]

Jepp it is

[@clarkegilbey6544]

Lol yeah. I see it

[@halopro8958]

Yes, though the ones in the movie are of the 968M series, which was the successor of this model.

[@VramanNoodles]

Yes it is. Vladimir Trunkov is his name.

[@mischamischto]

its vladimir trunkov and he is the boss of the trunkovs

[@konstantin9638]

it was a car made for disabled people, so that they could drive. I wouldn't really class this car as "funny". Yes of course compared to the modern beasts of BMWs, Merc, etc etc. it's absolutely no match, but there was a real practicality behind this vehicle which at the time was very much appreciated by those who were in need of a vehicle.

[@KasumiRINA]

Standard ZAZ wasn't made for people with disabilities, it was an attempt at a "people's car" like Volkswagen. It did have special "invalid" variants. Factory itself later was invested into by Korean Daewoo firm, and made Tavriya hatchbacks and regular road cars like Slavuta or Lanos in Ukraine, then Daewoo was bought up by GM so ZAZ made a bunch of Chevys and even a Chinese brand car.

[@lightsaberlordp373]

@@KasumiRINA That's why Clarkson mentioned the 968B2, 968B and 968A

[@nubreed13]

It was a pile of junk by both American and European standards

[@one_step_sideways]

​@@nubreed13 so it was, that's obvious

[@-_J_-]

​@@nubreed13 Its a shit car, but a loved shit car.

[@firstescobar6863]

That trim level bit was funny

[@1985toyotacamry]

True it is but they miss one other trim model 968R

[@firstescobar6863]

@@1985toyotacamry does that version have something to do with the car or is meant for a an oddly specific type of person?😂

[@1985toyotacamry]

@@firstescobar6863 it's very oddly specific that trim if you lost an arm and a leg

[@firstescobar6863]

@@1985toyotacamry I can't imagine doing anything with one of each limb😆 god that sounds awful

[@1985toyotacamry]

@@firstescobar6863 it is to be honest but you can't say they don't think about disabled people but it's oddly specific

[@bonum0901]

Абсолютная правда))))

[@justinwilliam6534]

That car is definitely a lemon basically the basis of the trunkov from Cars 2.

[@sviatoslavkovzik4336]

which series was it?

[@rogadepa]

It seems the NSU Prinz

[@ElonMuskTheOne]

1:03 this is what you came for

[@jdpragmatic8644]

I actually came here to watch him try and close the door

[@ElonMuskTheOne]

@@jdpragmatic8644 Oh, that signature door-closing sound)

[@user-gq4nl4eg5n]

I like this car. It is ukranian Porsche.

[@lightsaberlordp373]

But Western cars are much more reliable and better

[@arsla5308]

​@@lightsaberlordp373 звiсно, тим паче зараз.

[@GreoGreo]

Ukrainian?

[@boriszodov786]

​@@GreoGreo it was constructed and built in Zaporizhye Ukrainian SSR so it's Ukrainian by nowaday meaning.

[@user-qn3xu5ee3t]

@@boriszodov786 Hetman Sahaidachny frigate was russian by this logic

[@wickiezulu]

Anyone know the song used from 0:05-0.06 onwards?

[@Ivan_Ooze]

so what if you catch a fish larger then the hole, just reverse to pull it out?

[@rusty9ine805]

Zaz is just an unkillable car

[@WarCrimeGaming]

Yeah, like the many Zappos which landed on the junkyard?

[@ivanvostrikov1590]

But you need every day Voodoo rituals to keep it alive

[@lightsaberlordp373]

It's full name is the Zaphorozets ZAZ 968 and surprisingly Vladimir Putin had one!!

[@zeynalnamazov3611]

I got 968M pickup :)

[@jdmislife9944]

series?

[@jonasmcrae2]

I think it’s actually a pretty good looking little car lol

[@YakovNizhnik]

The first car I drove. I was 11-12 yo. ))

[@ivanklochkov3444]

No that little hole is to drop drugs when the police stops you.

[@fungo6631]

It's the Kreosan car that ended up in Pripyat.

[@dltz5822]

Yeah

[@MarkGelderland]

It has similarity with the NSU Prinz, practically a clone

[@HarborLockRoad]

Exactly! Thank you! So few people still remember NSU!!!

[@victoriaevelyn3953]

It's the mudrunner meme car

[@blackwolf-tq7sh]

To this the zzzgggzzz 968

[@leonalexandru5213]

Wow

[@maxwellhowig510]

Oh, I wish someone new the Russian speaking song that plays during this

[@Fluteboy]

Me too! The Zuguz 968 one is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWbYpKewerKSh7c

[@YourLocalUkrainianGerman]

This car is ukrainian...

[@Fluteboy]

Found it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pp6qoqiAeJKZp9U

[@supersonictv8916]

Those Ukrainians were genious when they made a fishing hole in the car

[@obamavrat671names]

@@supersonictv8916 sure they're were

[@mentalpostizeny2811]

Name of background songs?

[@quas392]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5u1qpJnap2Uhs0

[@MrWolfSnack]

Loser has to sacrifice their bath plug.

[@lightsaberlordp373]

"So now we see Mr Clarkson!!!" 😅😅

[@mcdaniyarbob9692]

0:07 аъаъхахахаххахахахха.

[@HarborLockRoad]

Considering the nearly identical nsu prinz 4 had only a 30 hp 583cc engine with 2 cylinders, this thing with a v4 should have really been something special! Wtf went wrong???

[@christophera556]

What went wrong the car was manufactured by a communist government in the former Soviet union.

[@charlesc.9012]

Other than the poor build quality, the steel used by soviet car makers was the kind used in the Alfasud, far below average and extremely prone to rotting. it was also launched in 1966, a time when this layout was becoming unpopular soviet engines also had below-average efficiency, and the heaters fitted in the front often caught fire and torched the luggage, or were just broken

[@one_step_sideways]

​@@charlesc.9012 How would heaters catch fire if the temp cannot physically be higher than 100C unless the engine was leaking gas? Unless they used some kind of black magic to make the heaters as good as they were in Russian cars to deal with the Russian winter.

[@charlesc.9012]

@@one_step_sideways They were discrete petrol heaters, not powered by the motor

[@NBC-td6wn]

ZGZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ 😂😂😂😂

[@mischamischto]

looks like vladimir trunkov

[@romaniangamer1]

because it is =)

[@riskyboomer9618]

I want one of those so I can put a Subaru engine in it.

[@GECKOZFTW]

You can still get them pretty cheap in Ukraine. Just look for a broken one and you're ready to go.

[@AnshaAbdul]

dude.. see this..)) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYbJnX6kqr6HkNU

[@carlbirtles4518]

@@GECKOZFTW You could convert it to an EV.

[@GECKOZFTW]

@@carlbirtles4518 Nah, I'd stick a V8 in it

[@KasumiRINA]

Super-tuned Zapors were a trend in 2000s Ukraine, a German or Japanese engine and insane rice upgrades, huge spoilers, skirts, crazy paintjobs, the whole shebang.

[@balongaboy]

Available in a variety of trim levels, Yes and No

[@thestar456]

The ZZZGZZZ 968

[@jgds9520]

my moms dad had a zaporozhets

[@kimmohietala5359]

0.7 litre engine. Of course

[@pavle664]

They made alot of cars for disabled people.

[@lightsaberlordp373]

Yes they did that's why Clarkson mentioned the trim levels!! 968B2 = People with the use of only one foot 968B = People who didn't have the use of either foot 968A = Fitted with a 0.7 litre engine (People with one foot, two hands but one of them frozen)

[@eastsideclub1]

0:08

[@DemeDemetre]

Ah, the good old капеика

[@lacockeuxnoir]

Its not kopeika, its zaparozhets (запорожец). Kopeika is a VAZ-2101

[@DemeDemetre]

@@lacockeuxnoir I know, I thought it was that. Btw I know русский

[@lacockeuxnoir]

@@DemeDemetre it is very хорошо

[@Jordan-uz9me]

How dare they make cars for people with disabilities.

[@carlbirtles4518]

So, you're saying disabled people can't drive? Very offensive.

[@romaniangamer1]

@@carlbirtles4518 He was being sarcastic

[@CALISUPERSPORT]

Well, is he wrong?

[@OnionRings9770]

mudrunner car.

[@Jason_The_Stooge]

If you ignore the faults it wasn't the worst car ever made. Because it was cheap

[@halopro8958]

Not a bad car at all. Simple, easy to fix, cheap to buy yet still has decent features, decent top speed of 75 MPH, neat looking, good at offroading, and like most old Soviet tech, nearly mechanically unbreakable.

[@VramanNoodles]

@@halopro8958 OMG, yes, exactly what I'm telling everyone to the people that think these cars are crap. My parents won't believe me for anything that the Moskvich 412 and the Zapo are good vehicles.

[@VramanNoodles]

And Jason, it wasn't cheap at the time. It was extremely cool having any car during the Soviet Union... well when the ZAZ was new... 7 years or so later it was basically considered a joke.

[@user-ix8ph7pd3i]

@@VramanNoodles The moskvich is a limousine, compared to the Zaz

[@user-ix8ph7pd3i]

@@halopro8958 ohohooo my boy, if you can get even to 75 mph, boyy what an experience you'll have. That car shakes, roars and with that speed, pray for it to not break down into pieces. Man, that's like saying ,,Oh yeah, my grandma's Buick can go 120 mph with no problem..." 🥴

[@boisegameshowguy]

A 0.7 litre engine? That sounds pretty wimpy, eh Popeye?

[@l__l2328]

The car is a tin can on wheels so its super light.

[@lightsaberlordp373]

@@l__l2328 0.7 litre engines would run out of fuel instantly

[@YourLocalUkrainianGerman]

This car is ukrainian, why the heck is there russian music in the background?

[@Fluteboy]

It's actually a Hungarian song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pp6qoqiAeJKZp9U

[@lightsaberlordp373]

Ukraine was a former Soviet state that's why!!! 🇺🇦

[@arsla5308]

​@@lightsaberlordp373 але все ще. Навiщо росiйська музика?

[@victoriaevelyn3953]

you can use one of them in mud runner its shit

[@miljororforsprakpartiet290]

ZgZzzzz hahahaha

[@sinisastosic3058]

Bolesnici

[@lucasworktv]

Zaz isn’t Russian

[@VramanNoodles]

No shit, it's Ukrainian.

[@lucasworktv]

@@VramanNoodles я знаю I know

[@lucasworktv]

@一本のうんち well..

[@VramanNoodles]

@@lol98461 Pointing out the obvious isn't being mean dude, just saying. I mean if you take what I said as extremely rude insult, you probably can't watch a Gordon Ramsay episode.

[@monkeydui7241]

Meh they’re all communist

[@monkeydui7241]

So the Russians could get into space but they couldn’t make a somewhat decent car?

[@MarinerNotexist]

My country is surrounded by cannibalistic countries like Britain, France and USA and other who want to destroy my country and exterminate my people. It was more important to build missiles that can protect the country than comfortable vehicles. And the Soviet Union also fed countries such as Poland, Bulgaria, and so on, but these hyenas still betrayed us.

[@l__l2328]

This is what happens when you have no competition.

[@viperSkellgrig]

in the Soviet Union, the emphasis was on public transport, and not on personal. ZAZ - an attempt to make a people's car (quite successful)

[@Klovaneer]

Niva and Samara are fantastic 80s value cars, increasingly russian-made. Sure the state has decided for the people that making tanks was more urgent than trying to build a W201 but the engineers still did a great job, designing simple and robust cars that didn't lag back then as much behind the west as people tend to think.

[@IsleNaK]

There were Volgas that are sold for 20k € nowadays.

[@awaken77]

the whole car is a joke

[@president_leo_hewingtion]

please save ukraine

[@ojgfhuebsrnvn2781]

I actually had one for people without legs, got it as legacy but since i dont have driver lessons i gave it to some guy who wanted that car